Friday, December 5
Las Vegas, Nev.
Noon/9 p.m.
West Virginia University
vs
Cliff Keen Invitational
No. 18 West Virginia Heads to Las Vegas to Compete in Cliff Keen Invitational
December 04, 2025 03:55 PM | Wrestling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 18 West Virginia University wrestling team will compete in the 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational at the Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center in Las Vegas on Dec. 5-6.
Competition will begin at noon on Dec. 5, and matches will be streamed by FloWrestling.
West Virginia (5-0) is off to its best start since 1992 after winning its first five matches. Most recently, the Mountaineers defeated Rider at Hope Coliseum, 28-10, on Nov. 23.
Redshirt junior Brody Conley (174) leads the Mountaineers at 10-0 this season. He has one win against a ranked opponent, and four of his wins have come by fall.
Redshirt junior Ian Bush (184) is also off to a dominant start with nine wins in 10 matches. He is 2-1 against ranked opponents.
Six Mountaineers earned seeds for the invitational, with redshirt sophomore Ty Watters leading the team as the No. 1 seed at 157 pounds. Graduate student Jett Strickenberger (125) is the No. 4 seed, graduate student Willie McDougald is the No. 10 seed at 149 pounds, Conley is the No. 5 seed at 174 pounds, Bush (184) is the No. 8 seed and redshirt freshman Rune Lawrence is the No. 6 seed at 197 pounds.
Last season at the Cliff Keen Invitational, West Virginia placed 11th for its highest finish since 2007, when the team placed 12th. Fifth-year Peyton Hall won the title at 165 pounds to lead the Mountaineers in 2024.
This is the first time since 2016-17 that the Mountaineers are competing at back-to-back Cliff Keen Invitationals.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Competition will begin at noon on Dec. 5, and matches will be streamed by FloWrestling.
West Virginia (5-0) is off to its best start since 1992 after winning its first five matches. Most recently, the Mountaineers defeated Rider at Hope Coliseum, 28-10, on Nov. 23.
Redshirt junior Brody Conley (174) leads the Mountaineers at 10-0 this season. He has one win against a ranked opponent, and four of his wins have come by fall.
Redshirt junior Ian Bush (184) is also off to a dominant start with nine wins in 10 matches. He is 2-1 against ranked opponents.
Six Mountaineers earned seeds for the invitational, with redshirt sophomore Ty Watters leading the team as the No. 1 seed at 157 pounds. Graduate student Jett Strickenberger (125) is the No. 4 seed, graduate student Willie McDougald is the No. 10 seed at 149 pounds, Conley is the No. 5 seed at 174 pounds, Bush (184) is the No. 8 seed and redshirt freshman Rune Lawrence is the No. 6 seed at 197 pounds.
Last season at the Cliff Keen Invitational, West Virginia placed 11th for its highest finish since 2007, when the team placed 12th. Fifth-year Peyton Hall won the title at 165 pounds to lead the Mountaineers in 2024.
This is the first time since 2016-17 that the Mountaineers are competing at back-to-back Cliff Keen Invitationals.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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